After leaving the Juilliard School, where he studied from the age of eight with Christine Dethier and Ivan Galamian, Jonathan Carney moved to England on a Leverhulme Fellowship Award and continued his studies at the Royal College of Music in London. Before being appointed Leader of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, he toured the Americas and the Far East as a leader and soloist with orchestras from Europe and North America. Carney is an avid exponent of 20th-century music and his repertoire includes works by Lutoslawski, Penderecki, Bruno Maderna, John Cage, and William Bolcum. He performs frequently at contemporary music festivals throughout the world and is frequently heard on the BBC. Additional performance highlights include Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Sibelius concertos; a UK tour of Vivaldi's Four Seasons; and a performance of Phillip Glass's Violin Concerto in the US. Jonathan has been concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra since 2002.